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Grievous
adjective 1.Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. Synonyms: dangerous, grave, life-threatening, serious, severe. "A grave situation" , "A grave illness" , "Grievous bodily harm" , "A serious wound" , "A serious turn of events" , "A severe case of pneumonia" , "A life-threatening disease" 2.Causing or marked by grief or anguish. Synonyms: heartbreaking, heartrending. "A grievous cry" , "Her sigh was heartbreaking" , "The heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter" 3.Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought. Synonyms: grave, heavy, weighty. "Faced a grave decision in a time of crisis" , "A grievous fault" , "Heavy matters of state" , "The weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" 4.Shockingly brutal or cruel. Synonyms: atrocious, flagitious, monstrous. "A grievous offense against morality" , "A grievous crime" , "No excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
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